South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

New fossil evidence from Romania suggests hominins reached Eurasia 200,000 years earlier than thought, reshaping human migration history.

Bethwel Ogot, a prominent Kenyan historian and scholar, has died at the age of 95. His death was confirmed by Siaya Governor ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off ...

The Six Nations returns to television screens with the BBC and ITV again sharing coverage of the annual championship.The two ...

The Bishop of Liverpool’s resignation is the latest development in what has been a tumultuous time for the Church of England. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at how events have unfolded in ...

In terms of titles won, the tennis-playing Bryan brothers from California stand out. Bob and Mike teamed up in doubles and won 16 Grand Slam titles, 119 tour-level titles and a 2012 Olympic gold medal ...

Militants have led Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud through a chaotic crowd ahead of her release.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

The historic return of Palestinians, after 15 months of Israeli devastation, marks the triumph of the human spirit over organised oppression ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne believes the England captaincy will be a benefit, not a burden, to Maro Itoje during the Six Nations.